Assembling strung bead necklaces



7 Nov. 7, 1950 P. TELL ASSEMBLING STRUNG BEAD NECKLACES Filed Oct. 8,1947 Patented Nov. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ASSEMBLING STRUNGBEAD. NECKLACES.

Philip Tell, Madison, N. J

, Applicationoctober. 8, 1947, Serial No. 778,580

1 Claim.

This invention rela-tes'to' a novel method of and means forassembling-strung bead or pearl necklaces and clasps therefor, wherebytheclasp elements are attached to the-necklace endsduring the bead orpearl stringing; operation.

The invention has for an object to provide a quick and easy method ofassembling strungbead orpearl necklaces together with separable claspelements therefor, whereby; to simplify the procedure, and'to do awaywith necessity forusevide a novel methodof assemblingstrung-bead orpearl necklaces as above stated, whereby proper end to end abutment ofthestrungbeads or pearls, ascarriedby-astrand upon'which the same aremounted, is quickly and easily attained and thereaftermaintained.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularlyenumerated will be understood from the following detailed, descriptionof the same.

Steps of the novel method according to this invention, and thenovelclasp element structures utilized-in the practice of the-method,are shown inzthe accompanying drawings, in i which:

Fig. .1 is a:.plan view-and Fig-:2-isa side elevational view; ofnecklace-forming beads or pearls and clasp elements as initiallyassembled in connection with a carrying strand pursuant to the novelmethod according to this invention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view, with the clasp elements in horizontal section,showing a further step in the novel method of assembling the beads orpearls and clasp elements, whereby the strung beads or pearls and theclasp elements are brought into final end to end abutment upon thecarrying strand by the act of making a first tie of a last terminal knotformation with which the strand is to be provided; and Fig. 4 is asimilar view, substantially enlarged, showing completion of said lastterminal knot formation by a final and looking tie.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view in part section showing the completednecklace with its ends coupled together by the joined cooperative claspelements.

2f Similar characters of reference are employed inthe above describedviews to indicate corre-' sponding parts.

The novel clasp structure, which is-providedf for use in the practice ofthe method of assembling strung bead or'pearl necklaces according tothis invention, comprises cooperative male and female clasp elements.The female clasp element" comprises a hollow body Ill having a slottedwall II at oneendthrough which the male clasp element may be insertedfor coupled connection withsaid female clasp element. The oppositeendwall 12 of saidhollow body Ms-provided" with an outwardly projecting,inwardly openhol low seat forming member I3, which is preferably ofsemi-sphericalshape, and which isprovided with acentral aperture 1 4leading outwardly from the interior thereof. comprises-a base platel5=-having an overlying;

and divergent resilient lock tongue 16 extendingfrom'its-outer end.Connected with the inner endof said base plate l5, to upstand therefrom;

is an inwardly open, hollow seat forming member}- H; which is alsopreferably; of semi-spherical shape, and which is provided with acentral aperture- I 8 leading outwardly from the interior thereof.

Iii-performance of'the novelmethod ofproducing astrung bead or pearlnecklace accord-' ing to this invention, a stringing member of 'flexiblematerial suitable for carrying beads or pearls" is-threaded through theeye of a stringing needle- 20; and then doubledupon itself to providepar allel strand courses Zland 22; which should be of-lengthsubstantially in excess of the lengthy of the string ofbeads or'pearlsdesired to be formed; The free ends of said strand courses 2| and 22'are tied together to provide one terminal anchor knot 23.

The stringing members 2l-22 having been prepared as above stated, thestringing needle 20 is first passed into the body In of the female claspelement through the slotted end wall I I and then outwardly therefromthrough the aperture M of the seat forming member l3, whereby to drawthe stringing member 2I22 through the female clasp element until theterminal anchor knot 23 seats itself in and is stopped by said seatforming member [3. The stringing member 2l22 is now ready to have thebeads or pearls 24 strung thereon, which is done by successively passingthe latter over the stringing needle 20 and onto said stringing member,until the desired number of beads or pearls 24 have been mounted on thelatter.

After the required number of beads or pearls The male clasp element aremounted on the stringing member 2 l-22, the stringing needle 20 isthereupon passed rearwardly through the aperture l8 f the seat formingmember I! of the male clasp element, so that the stringing memberextends a substantial distance beyond the latter (see Figs. 1 and 2).

The beads or pearls and the respective clasp elements having beenmounted on the stringin member 2l22, the next step is to close theseparts together in the required necklace forming end to end abutment, andthen to secure the same in such condition. To accomplish this, the

loop of the courses 2| and 22, by which the stringing needle 20 isattached to the stringing member, is cut through close to said needle,as e. g. across the point indicated by the broken line .r:1: in Fig. 1.This operation removes the stringing needle and provides the respectivecourses 2| and 22 of the stringing member with the respective free endportions a and b. This having been done, said free end portions a and bare crossed and intertwined to form the first tie c of a square orsimilar knot. By its nature said first tie 0 permits the free endportions a and b to slip one relative to the other, when said endportions :1 and b are pulled outward. The efiect of this is to causesaid first tie c to move inwardly along the stringing member, andconsequently to draw the courses 2| and-22 outwardly through the beadsor pearls 24 and the seat forming member I! of the male clasp element,whereby the beads or pearls are crowded together so as to be stoppedagainst the female clasp element at one end of the stringing member, andstopped against the male clasp element at the other end of saidstringing member, thus bringing all these parts into required end to'endabutting and necklace forming relation (see' Fig. 3).

The beads or pearls and clasp elements having been brought into necklaceforming assembled relation on the stringing member as above described,these parts are secured, so as to be retained in such relation, bymanipulating the end portions of the stringing member courses 2| and 22in manner to form thereby the second or final tie d of asquare orsimilar knot, which tie locks the knot and at the same time seats itFrom the above it will be understood that a very quick, easy andeflicient method is provided for producing, during and by the head orpearl stringing operations, a complete clasp equipped necklace; and,furthermore, due to the novel construction of the male and female claspelements, whereby the same are each formed to provide, as an integralpart thereof, means for seating anchoring terminal knots of thestringing member, all necessity for using and applying independent tipelements at the respective ends of the bead or pearl carrying stringingmember is avoided.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

The method of producing a clasp equipped strung bead necklace comprisingthe provision of cooperative clasp elements each having at an inner endthereof an apertured hollow seating means for a terminal anchor knot ofa bead stringing member, and the provision of a flexible doubled beadstringing member having two parallel courses with a stringing needleattached to the looped end of its courses and the opposite free ends ofsaid courses being tied together to form a first terminal anchor knot,passing the stringing needle and member through one clasp element so asto seat said first terminal anchor knot in the seating means thereof,then successively stringing beads upon the stringing member whichextends from said clasp element, then passing the stringing needle andmember inwardly through the seating means of the other clasp element,then cutting through the looped end of the stringing member courses toremov the stringing needle and separate said courses, then tying theresultant free end portions of said separated courses to form a firsttie of a secondterminal anchor knot and by tightening said first tiebringing the assembly of strung beads and clasp elements into end to endabutting relation, and again tying said free end portion-s of saidseparated courses to form a second locking tie whereby to complete saidsecond terminal anchor knot within the seating means of said lastmentioned clasp element.

PHILIP TELL.

' REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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